One Swing Philosophy — What Golf Taught Me About Life

This morning, as soon as I woke up, I said something to myself. “If I can’t avoid it, let’s enjoy it!!!!!!!!!!!!” These days, Ruby and Rich often wake me up one after another during the night. So I sometimes don’t get enough deep sleep, and I feel a little tired when I wake up. But what can I do? This is my life. So I decided to enjoy the day anyway. Today Was My Day to Work in My Field Today, I had decided to go to my field in Yong-su-ri. I packed my weed sprayer and headed out. But when I arrived, I was surprised. There were not many weeds. It had not rained for quite a while, and we had only had some rain during the last two days. The summer heat had also gone down a little. There were some weeds in one area, but instead of spraying weed killer, I decided to pull them out myself. Honestly, I don't feel completely comfortable using too much weed killer on my own land. So I spent about one hour pulling weeds by hand. And that wasn't all. I also cleaned up the ...

Something funny happened this week. I suddenly had a lot of interpreting work. Normally, I may get one police interpreting call a month. But this week? Four times. And then, early this morning, at 3 a.m., my phone rang. It was an urgent interpreting request. I was half asleep, but I got up and went. I finished the interpreting around 6:30 a.m. Then I came home. It was Sunday. And I had an English class at 8:30. I took a shower, got ready, and started my day again. At moments like this, I sometimes say to myself: “Angie, you’re still alive!”  😊 Police Interpreting Is More Than Translating Words When I work as a police interpreter, I sometimes hear “Thank you” from both sides after the work is finished. Of course, I cannot talk about the details of the cases. Confidentiality is one of the most important responsibilities of an interpreter. But there is something I have learned from doing this work. I am not on either side. I have to interpret accurately for the police. And I have to ...